Trump Polls At Zero Among Black Swing-State Voters
Source: Huffington Post
Trump garners a whopping zero percent of the electorate among African-American voters in key swing states, a slice of the population that lies at the intersection of two key constituencies.
The recent Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist poll shows that among the entire Ohio electorate, Clinton and Trump tie at 39 percent. Across Pennsylvania, Trump trails Clinton by a 9-point margin. Yet among Ohio and Pennsylvania black voters, Trumps poll numbers are utterly appalling ― he yields zero percent of the black vote in these key swing states.
This comes as no surprise given Trumps penchant for espousing politically incorrect statements, many of which have traditionally alienated minority voters. And new research from Pew shows that over half of the electorate says that treatment of minorities is very important to their vote for president; in fact, 82 percent of black voters say this is among the highest issue on their 2016 agenda.
The Cook Political Report characterizes African-American voters as the overlooked key to 2016. According to exit poll data from 2012, African-American voters accounted for Obamas margin of victory in seven key states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada and Virginia. Without these states 112 electoral votes, the Cook Political Report writes, Obama would have lost decisively.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-polls-at-zero-black-swing-state-voters_us_5787f375e4b0867123e0681b
MADem
(135,425 posts)I guess Trump's "African American" that he waved and pointed to at that rally has moved into the undecided column?
TwilightZone
(25,499 posts)I'm not sure I would have thought it possible. Well, before Trump anyway.
GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)progressoid
(50,000 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)Journeyman
(15,042 posts)TwilightZone
(25,499 posts)Nice.
rurallib
(62,465 posts)NBachers
(17,149 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)hysterical laughter they got from African Americans when asked "Do you or would you support Trump?"
REALforever
(69 posts)CNN, NewsMax, etc...
Ask the question as to WHY there and you'll probably get a time out..
0rganism
(23,975 posts)it was a rightwing hellhole with all kinds of conspiracy theory and unscientific garbage last time i checked on it (which, admittedly, was several years ago)
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)They will present Trump's zero polling with black folks as a massive positive.
athenasatanjesus
(859 posts)griloco
(832 posts)Fellow rapist Mike Tyson
rurallib
(62,465 posts)not too sure about Tim Scott. Almost forgot Herman Caine and Ben Carson.
sheshe2
(83,955 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Where the polled subject responds that not only will they vote for Hillary, but that if given the chance, they would vote against the Dumpster at the same time.
There could be a special poll category for this sort of reaction. Bwaahaaaaa!
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)My one question is how could anyone "overlook" the AA vote at this point in time?
Midnight Writer
(21,819 posts)Ask Pat Buchanan. It is called the "Southern Strategy" and it has been used by Republicans since Richard Nixon.
Sadly, there are a lot of white folk in our country who will vote for the candidate who paints black folk as a "threat" to American culture.
Think for just a minute. Who exactly does a slogan like "Make America Great Again" appeal to?
White males who want their racial and sexual dominance back. Mostly older white males, who are a minority even in their own race, but who show up reliably on election day and vote in much greater proportion than any other demographic.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)It is amazing that even HuffPo can't bring itself to call Trump racist.
tblue37
(65,502 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)could beat Romney with blacks and it would get him to the White House. These pundits included strange bedfellows like Jeffrey Lord and Van Jones (a motley crew if there was one).
bravenak
(34,648 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)a very profitable strain of dope.